Totalisator Turf Topics.

Free Lance, Volume III, Issue 107, 19 July 1902, Page 25

Totalisator Turf Topics.

By 'Krect-Card.

Abeigelche, the full-bi other to Moiiaa, of whom gieat things weie expected at the recent Hawke's Bay meetings, wet with an accident whilst schooling, and, in consequence, had to be withdrawn from all lus engagements,. L H. Hewitt does not intend to be idle' during lus piesent visit to Austiaha, as he applied for a "ding license shortly after he arrived. Wrthout wasting he can go to scale at /st I^iD, and as he is able to get down to ,st olb 'no doubt some of the hoarse-owners will avail themselves of lus services The arrangements to le-open Forburj Park Dunedin, as a racing arena, are practically completed and in ail probability a club called the Forbury Park Racing Club will be racing there during the coming season. It is said that Sere will be no difficulty with regard to totahsator permits. The Hon. H. Gourley, M.L.C. is likely tojea piominent figure in the new institution. Fingall, the paralysed colt, by Prolectile, given by Mr. Brett to a mgatu resident, who imagined that he could cure the sufferer, is still m his old quarters at McGuinneas' ApP""}^' 4e Wingatu man. thought bet- er of Ins determination to try lus hand on the colt - The New Zealand Cup candidate, Lady Lilian, has been turned out for a short spell at Ashbuiton. The daughter of Lady Zetland promises to be a £od outsider for the event m question and it is possible that she will follow m the footsteps of her dam. In last year's Caulfield and Melbourne Gup handicaps, If Carabine was top weight, with 9st 121 band 9st 131b in each respectively, and this year San Fran and Wakeful divide the honours at lOst olb. Duenna, the dam of Ambente Fkntlock, Acetine, Pelissier, and [Mrs. Grundy, died a few days ago at Bjlpng, aeed 21 years. Duenna was a, half-sistei t? Cardigan and Mantilla, and was bred at Neotsfield. She was by Lectum from Signora (imp.), and will be long remembered as the dam of such a firstclass racehorse as Amberite, who won two Derby;,, and the Champion Stakes. She leaves behind her a colt foal bv Graft on. During the week Nonette has been backed to win the New Zealand Cup tor about £2000. The average price was about 100 to 7, though some was taken at a point shorter. Mr. J- T. Ryan, the owner of the colt, is his backer. Nonette is now favourite for the race. Ladas beat Aurum by one vote in the London "Spoi tsman's" competition as to what would be the most suitable stallion to mate with Merry Gal. France is the scene of one of the latest victones of Carbine's stock. A three-year-old filly, named Zelma, bv the New Zealand-bred horse, won a five furlong race from eight others at Chantilly on May 20. According to an Adelaide man, who has recently returned from England, Trenton has been unlucky enough to get some foals with deformed legs, a fact which naturally causes Old Country breeders to fight a trifle shy of that horse. The American horse Caiman, who defeated Flying Fox in the Middle Park Plate, and who held the mile record at lmin 33 l-sthsec. recently won a small race at Hay dock Park, after a long period of bad luck Caiman was sold last year for 2000 guineas. An Australian writer, referring to Battleaxe's schooling at Caulfield before the Grand National, says that the New Zealander's performance was not particularly impressive He struck several of the obstacles hard, and was in need of more tuition before undertaking a three-mile hurdle race. This opinion was evidently correct, for in the race in question ' Battleaxe ran well foi a mile and a-half, but the distance was too far. and he finished in the rear. P. Nolan, an erstwhile New Zealand trainer, made a bad sitart in Melbourne with his team. At Flemington, Regalia II slightly injured one of his fetlocks in the Hurdles, and The Watchdog fell, and was killed in the same race The latter, who wasiby Gibraltar, from Rose Flaneui, won. among other races, the Newmarket Handicap of 1900 and the A.J C. TCllesmere Stakes for the late Mr W Forrester.

The Seaton Delaval hoi so Hastings, leased bv the Messis. Donellan Bros., of the AYest Coast, from Messrs. Nathan, of Auckland, lecemtly broke one of his legs- while doing exorcise. As an instance of w hat a hold pingpong has taken of New Zealand, it may bo mentioned that a horse bearing that name was. successful in the Maiden Hack Race at Gisborne last week, and paid a dividend of £2 9s. Tho entries received bv the Wellington Racing Club for forthcoming classic events are a& follows — Zealandia Plate (1903), 29 North Island Challenge Stakes (1903) b<> 1904, 113. Wellesley Stakes (1904), 113 Wellington Stakes (1904), 139 New Zealand St Leger Stakes (1905), 88. At the recent Gisborne meeting there were several accident*,. In the first Hmdles, Hipnnwai fell ait the* la&t obstacle, and Morrigan (the rider) was severely shaken In the Hunt Club Steeplechase', four horses fell, and two riders (O'Reilly and Groome) were inliired Groome was picked up unconscious, and conveyed to the hospital in much pain, but is now doing well. The following are the names of the horses engaged in the Zealandia Plate, of 250 soys, one mile and a-quarter, to be run at the «ummer meeting, 1903 — Porirua, Raw in. Advance, Tortulla, Achilles, Clovelly, St. Michael, Sensation Secret Society, Sergius, Dodona, Lolah Waipawa, Northumberland, Lavalette, Grey Seaton, La Valeric, Cannie Chiel, Glenaladale, Golden Vein, Tercelet, Kelburne. Full Cry, Cruciform Siege Gun Ringman, Imperator. Madrigal, Grand Chain. Shortly after his arrival in Australia, L. H. Hewitt, the well-known "Tod Sloan" rider, who has been very successful throughout New Zealand, was interviewed by a representative of the Sydney "Referee." In speaking of Hewitt's riding during the past season, the paper mentioned said — "Mr. G. G. Stead has had first call on his services, and the connection has been a most pleasant and profitable one for Hewitt, who for the gentleman named, has scored 24 wins out of 30 mounts From \ugu«t 12 to June 7 he rode- in 100 i aces winning 56, finishing second m 2<), third in 20, and unplaced in 53. Pretender," of the Melbourne Sportsman," lefernng to the challenge thrown out by Mr. Bob Sievers to race his mare Sceptre for £10,000, w eight-for-age, over 1^ miles, agaanst any horse in the world, says — "Times may be had, but with Wakeful meeting Sceptre at weight-for-age, over l^miles, I'll venture to assert that 10,000 guineas would be ovei -subscribed, as far as Wakeful is concerned. Of course, such a meeting is never likely to be brought about, and partisans of either great performer will thus be entitled to argue as they please, without anything moie definite ever being arrived at. At the same time, it is easy to imagine the keen interest and unbounded excitement that would be aroused bv such a contest." Thiee fences from home, in a big steeplechase two horses, had the rest of the field palpably beaten. As they landed simultaneously, one of the riders, said, 'Save a tenner, Jim l " "Wager," was Jim's laconic reply, and at the next fence he came an awful purler, leaving Jack to finish alone. A quarter of an hour afterwards, a number of Jim's friends (says "Javelin"), including his brother, were standing round the bed in the casualty room, where Jim was supposed to be laboriously and unconsciously breathing his life away. Poor old Jim," said Jack to Jim's brother, gazing sadly at his recent opponent, "I had just saved a tenner with him when the accident occurred. Here, take it, it'll help to pay funeral expenses. Poor old Jim'" To the astonishment, and relief, of everybody in the room, Jim opened his eyes, and said to his brother "Put that tenner on Brewer's hcrse for the last race. Fred — it's a monte" What seemed almost like a voice from the grave so impressed the bedside watchers, that they all had a little on Brewer's, horse." Even the surgeon, who wouldn't leave his patient foi fear of the relapse which he anticipated, sent out a sovereign. Surely enough Brewer's horse won comfortably and, furthermore, Jim recovered, "collected" from Fred, and shouted Jack a new overcoat. A new stud company has been formed m the Auckland district by the amalgamation of the One Tree Hill (owned by Mr. Leonard Marshall) and Cambria Paik (owned by Mr. A. E. Price) studs. The new company has registered under the title of the Cambria Park Stud Company. The stallions and mares which comprise the One Tree Hill stud have been taken to Cambria Park, Papatoetoe, where operations will be carried on in future. The estate, which consist® of 190 acres- of well-sheltered land, is in every way adapted for a, stud farm. With Cyrenian (by St. Simon — Daisy Chain). Brigadier, Coronet, and Eton as sires, and a number of aristo-cratically-bred mares the stud should meet with a good measure of success.

An Australian paper circulates a rumour that Haydn, last year's Grand National winner, will be sent to the land of the golden fleece in consequence of the harsh manner in which he has been treated by the New Zealand handicappers. During his turf career, the late Captain Machell won, under jockey club rules 540 races, worth £110,010 in stakes alone, besides three Grand Nationals and a number of minor crosscountry events under national hunt rules. On Hermit's Derby he is credited with winning between £60,000 and £70,000. The Amencajii-bred colt Nasturtium, with whom Mr. W. C. Whitney expected to secure this season's Derby, did not take part in the. race for the blue ribbon, for, after his arrival at the back end of last season, the change of climate affected him, and he became a pronounced roarer. He was shipped bark to America early in May.